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Spider bite might have caused boy's mysterious death; autopsy pending

An autopsy Tuesday could reveal whether the mysterious death of a 13-year-old Pomona boy was caused by a spider bite.

The L.A. County coroner's office along with Pomona Police Department was investigating the death, which occurred Sunday afternoon.

The
boy was in cardiac arrest after Los Angeles County firefighters went to
his home after a 911 call regarding a possible knee
injury, police said.

The boy was pronounced dead several hours
later at a hospital after emergency personnel tried to revive him, the
Pomona Police Department said Monday. Police did not release the boy's
name.

An initial investigation found that the teen had been
bitten by a spider a week or more before his death and had complained
of knee pain, police said. They added that detectives found no evidence
of traumatic injury to the child's body.